Quand tu chancelles sous le poids de la douleur, quand tu n'as plus de larmes, pense à la verdure qui miroite après la pluie. Quand la splendeur du jour t'exaspère, quand tu souhaites qu'une nuit définitive s'abatte sur le monde, pense au réveil d'un enfant.
Canti persiani (da 'Robaiyat' di Omar Khayyam)
Song Cycle by Luigi Cortese (1899 - 1976)
1. Quand tu chancelles sous le poids de la douleur [sung text not yet checked]
Language: French (Français)
Text Authorship:
- by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955), no title, appears in Robaiyat, no. 147, Paris, Éd. Piazza, first published 1924
Based on:
- a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hakim Omar Khayyám (c1048 - c1122) [text unavailable]
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Researcher for this page: Geoffrey Wieting2. Pourquoi tant de douceur de tendresse [sung text not yet checked]
Language: French (Français)
Pourquoi tant de douceur, de tendresse, au début de notre amour ? Pourquoi tant de caresses, tant de délices, après ? Maintenant, ton seul plaisir est de déchirer mon cœur... Pourquoi ?
Text Authorship:
- by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955), no title, appears in Robaiyat, no. 73, Paris, Éd. Piazza, first published 1924
Based on:
- a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hakim Omar Khayyám (c1048 - c1122) [text unavailable]
See other settings of this text.
Please note: this text, provided here for educational and research use, is in the public domain in Canada, but it may still be copyright in other legal jurisdictions. The LiederNet Archive makes no guarantee that the above text is public domain in your country. Please consult your country's copyright statutes or a qualified IP attorney to verify whether a certain text is in the public domain in your country or if downloading or distributing a copy constitutes fair use. The LiederNet Archive assumes no legal responsibility or liability for the copyright compliance of third parties.
Please note: this may be the wrong text for Brouard's song.
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Total word count: 75